Improvement in ironing apparatus



H. MONK. IRONING APPARATUS.

Patented July 10, 1877.

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ATTORNEYS.

ILPEI'ERS PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON. D C.

Ironin g-Machine,

ironing-machine.

PATENT ;;0FrIcE 'DHENRYMONK, 0F TROY, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN IRONINGIAPPIARATUS.

Specification formingpart of Letters Patent Not 192,929, dated J uly 10, 1 8 77 application fi led V April 30, 1877. I

To all whom it,may concern Be it known that I,- HENRY" MONK, of Troy,

=Y0rk,'have invented a new and'Improved of which the followir g is a specification Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved Fig. 2 is a side elevation in part section on line a: a; in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a ,side. elevation, showing the reversing-gear.

'Fig. 4. is an inverted plan view of one of the tables. Fig. 5 is a transverse section on line 3 y-in Fig. 4.

Similar letters of reference indicateicorre sponding parts. The inventionrelates to an improvementin the classof machines in which the article to be ironed is attached to a table that is adapted to slide beneath a heated roll or rolls.

' The invention relates to the construction and combination of parts, as hereinafter described and claimed.

Italso consists in a novel method of fastening the shirts to be ironed,andin an. arrange ment of gearing for driving the rolls and tables, as hereinafter more fully described.

Referring to the drawing, A is the frame of the machine, consisting of twosimilar side pieces, 0,. connected by suitable cross-bars. Upontheupper edges of the side pieces ma track, b, is formed, upon which the ironingtables Bare supported. a

Supports O are formed at the sides of the frame =A, in which the hollow rolls D are journaled. The shafts of these rollers are tn bular, and to them the spunpinions care secured. Motion is communicated from one of these pinions to the other by the intermediate pinions d,which are placed on studs that project from the support 0.

The shaft of one of the rolls D is longer than the others, and upon it is placed a wormwheel, 0, which is turned by a worm, f, on the vertical shaft E. The shaft E is journaled in brackets 9 that project from the side of the frame A, and upon it two miter-wheels, F, are placed loosely, so that they face each other.

Upon the bosses of these wheels ratchetteeth are formed, and between the wheels F on the shaft E is placed a clutch, G, which This lever: is fulcrumed on astud, I, that projects from the side of the frame, and its arm h is provided with a finger, i, at the sides of which areshoulders i. The end of the arm h is widened andarc-shaped, and is provided withfingers j.

Abovethe arm h a bent lever, k, is pivoted to the frame A, the arm l of which acts as a latchfor retaining thefinger t, and the other arm n, acts asa counter-weight, and extends beyond the end of the arm h, so that it may be engaged by the pin that moves the said arm.

Below the arm h a lever, 1, is pivoted to the frame A. The arm m of the lever l is capable of locking the finger t, and the arena is engaged by the pin that moves the lever H.

A weight, o, is formed on thelever l, which throws the arm m nnder thefinger t. A

.J is thedrivingshaftof themachine, which is provided with the miter -wheel a K. that meshes with both of the wheels F. The shaft J may bedriven by any convenientpower.

Lis a shaft that is journaledin the frame A, and is provided with a worm-wheel, 10, that is driven bya worm, q,onthe vertical shaft E. Spur-wheels r r. are secured to the shaft L, for carrying the tables under the rolls A rod, M, is placed in guides s at the side of the frame A, and is provided with a finger, t, and with a pin, u, that is received by a slot in the right-angled lever N.

The lever N is fulcrumed on a stud, v,-t hat projects from the inner side of the frame A. The slotted arm to of the said lever is provided with a weight, a, and also with a spring, b, for drawing it downward on either side of its fulcrum.

The arm 0 of the said lever is provided with a pin, d, that projects through a curved slot in the side of the frame, and is capable of engaging the fingers j of the lever H.

' The ironingtables B ,are provided with flanged rollers e, that run upon the upper edges of the side pieces a of the frame A.

O O are racks attached to the under surface of the tables B, and capable of being engaged by the spur-wheels r. i

A stud, f, projects from the side of one of the racks for engaging with the finger t on the rod M, and a finger, 9, projects downward from the inner end of the'rack O, and is engaged by astud, h, that projects from one of the wheels 7'.

A rectangular aperture, 0?, is made in the table B, and a table, P, hinged to the table B at j, extends across the aperture i, and rests upon screws k, that pass through the table B, at the sides of the aperture *5.

The hinges of the table P are adjustable so that the table may be raised or lowered by the screws 7a. The said table is recessed to receive an elastic pad, and in it a transverse groove, m, is made for receiving the end of the ironing cloth n, which is clamped therein by the wedge 0 The opposite end of the ironing cloth is carried under the free end of the table P, and secured by paste or starch.

Arib,p", projects upward from the'table B at the free end of the table P, and a similar rib, q, projects from the table B, a small distance from thehinged end of the table P, and Q is a bar that is hinged to table B, and is capablg of folding down between the table P and ri q. r

The operation of my improved machine is as follows: The shirt, the front of which is to be ironed, is drawn over the table P, when 4 the latter is folded down upon the table B,

and the bar Q- is closed down, clamping the shirt between the rib q and hinged end of the table P. The table is now moved along the track 11 until the finger g is engaged by the stud h, which carries the table forward until the racks O are engaged by the wheels 1-, and the table is carried under the rolls D, which are heated by gas, and are rotated as the shirt is slowly carried through the machine. When it reaches the last roll, the stud f will have carried the finger s so far that lever N is carried over its fulcrum, and by the pin 01, that projects from its arm 0, it releases one of the latches l n, and moves the lever H so as to shift the clutch G from one of the wheels F to the other, thus reversing the action of the machine, carrying the shirt back to the position whence it started.

While this process is going on a shirt is being arranged at the opposite end of the machine, so that when the first one is discharged from the rolls, the second one is ready to be operated upon, and is introduced under the rolls while the machine is running in the reversed direction. into the machine first at one end and then at the other in alternation.

It is obvious that the machine may, if required, be worked with a single table.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patwent-- elbow-lever N having pin (1, the forked lever H, shifting-clutch, and geared shafts E and L, all as shown and described, to operate as specified.

2. In an ironing-machine, the combination of the'table traveling beneath the ironing-rolls, and provided with racks, the finger g, and the gear 1" having stud 71/, substantially as shown and described, for the purpose specified.

3. In an ironing-machine, the combination of pivoted locking-leversl n l n with the pivoted lever H, clutch-reversing mechanism, and a vibrating lever provided with an armor pin, d, for engaging said lever H, substanstially in the manner shown and described, for the purpose specified.

4. In an ironing-machine, the levers 7a 1',

lever H, lever N, rod M having the finger t, in combination with the tables B and clutch G, substantially as shown and described.

5. In an ironing-machine, the board or table proper P, constructed with a recess to receive an elastic pad, as shown and described.

6. In an ironing-machine, the hinged and recessed table P, the hinged bar Q, and the table B having the aperture i, ribs 19 q, and adjusting-screws It, in combination, substantially as herein shown and described.

HENRY MONK.

Shirts are thus introduced 

